Williams scored on runs of 4 and 20 yards in the first quarter, Barnes’ touchdown catch made it 21-7 in the second quarter, and safety Marco Pecora had a 45-yard interception return for a touchdown as IUP built a 28-7 halftime lead.

Box added a 1-yard touchdown run in the third quarter, and Drew Carswell hauled in a 21-yard touchdown pass from backup quarterback Steve Franco in the fourth quarter to round out IUP’s scoring.

IUP held a 402-298 edge in total yards, and the Crimson Hawks went 4-for-4 on red-zone opportunities.

The famous Sports Illustrated cover of the issue following Pitt’s win over Georgia in January 1977 that clinched the 1976 mythical national championship consists of a picture of Pitt quarterback Matt Cavanaugh with his hand in the air and the headline “Pitt is It.”

That was 37 years ago. Or three years longer than it’s been since the Pir